This guy is much better than this, he's one of the main reasons why Bari have conceded so few goals, similar to Birmingham in this sense, the guy seems so calm with the ball and has a real elegance to his play with good dribbling, technique and passing he's to me, an outside bet to be in the Azzuri squad.

As well as that he's quite a strong player with a capability to play quite a physical game, yet, he wouldn't be known for his consistent brutality, he can boss an opposition forward.

Although I've not seen him play as a full back, I've heard he has and is capable of playing on both sides.

Here are some thoughts from lo zio in response to Milanista wanting Milan to get Astori or Demel:

astori, or demel??!!! are u kidding!!!it's bonucci or ranocchia!!!!!!!

young, tall cbs, with world class potential, who could possibily take nesta's place when he retires...... there are just a few options.... pique and evans are not on sale.... kjaer is probably gonna move to england (it seems liverpool is more likely than man utd).... besides he's too expensive for milan... ranocchia and bonucci are much cheaper right now (and i'm starting to believe they have even more potential than kjaer and evans).bocchetti? yeah very promising, great potential, but those 2 bari cbs are even better, and unlike bocchetti, they're probably gonna leave their club in the summer.

unless the whole world is going nuts, there's gonna be a european-wide war this summer to get ranocchia and bonucci.... and if milan doesn't at least join the campaign and tries to get 1 of em.... that'll be one of the biggests mistakes galliani ever did (and it's not like galliani didn't make big mistakes in the past few years).

P.DIDDY wrote:This guy is much better than this, he's one of the main reasons why Bari have conceded so few goals, similar to Birmingham in this sense, the guy seems so calm with the ball and has a real elegance to his play with good dribbling, technique and passing he's to me, an outside bet to be in the Azzuri squad.

As well as that he's quite a strong player with a capability to play quite a physical game, yet, he wouldn't be known for his consistent brutality, he can boss an opposition forward.

Although I've not seen him play as a full back, I've heard he has and is capable of playing on both sides.

There are rumours that Bayern made a bid of EUR 15,000,000 for this player... I have never seen him playing, but I'm wondering that he is not rated better here, as there is also written that Juve, Inter and Milan are interested in him as well. He seems to be a decent defender (would be slightly above average in Germany), but with these stats he would not be a serious (current) option for top clubs in Europe. Also the difference between DA/DS and TECH seems quite high. Following the Serie A ladder just 4 players are worse in this. Is he really as bad as Van Buyten in TECH?

BTW. I made these sets of stats and no one has really helped me with actual suggestions since. Yes he obviously is highly rated and having a great season as was Rannochia, as I mentioned that a while back.

So if you want a new set of stats you will not be getting my effort because these stats are based on what I saw.